Removable partition carrier for bottles



Alig- 1944. A. J. PERLMAN REMOVABLE PARTITION CARRIER FOR BOTTLES Filed Jan. 24, 1942 INVENTOR. lBkAl-IAM ffk/MA/V Patented Aug. 29, 1944 OFFICE REMOVABLE PARTITION CARRIER FOR BOTTLES Abraham J. Perlman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application January 24, 1942, Serial No. 428,097

2 Claims.

The present invention is directed to bottle carriers, more particularly to a device for carrying a plurality of bottles such as those containing soft drinks.

It is customary, at the present time, to provide a set of bottles in a carrier consisting of cardboard so out, folded and assembled that it is capable of holding, say, six bottles which are so secured in the carrier that the carrier must be torn in order to allow the removal of one or more bottles. As a result, the carrier i capable of but a single use.

The present invention is directed to a carrier for bottles, but to a different type of carrier wherein the device may be usedover and over again.

In view of this, it. is among the objects of the present invention to provide a bottle carrier which may be readily placed in position to carry a specified number of bottles firmly and without danger of being accidentally disengaged.

It is also among the objects of the present invention to provide a carrier which is not only removable, but which may act as a partition for the ordinary wooden or other case used for storing a set of bottles, as for example, a group of 24 in a single box.

The present invention is based upon a different principle from that upon which the cardboard carriers is founded. Instead of the bottles resting upon the carrier and being held in the same manner as in a box, the present invention provides means forgripping the necks of the bottles firmly and securely when desired, so that a group of bottles may be carried without danger of breakage.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, the carrier consists of a block which constitutes the 1 body of the carrier and is formed along its side edges with recesses or openings which are semicircular in cross-section. Hinged to the body along the opposite sides thereof, adjacent to said openings, is a pair of additional blocks having openings similar to those in the body and cooperating therewith, so that when the blocks are in a position touching the sides of the body, the sets of openings provide cylinders. These cylinders are of such size and shape as to hold within them the necks of the bottles to be carried.

Means are provided for carrying the assembly, said means simultaneously constituting a lock which will prevent accidental movement of the side blocks and thus prevent slipping and breakage of bottles from the device. In one form of the invention, this means consists of cords which have their ends fastened to the blocks, which are threaded through the blocks and the body, and so arranged that when the handle portion of the cords is grasped, the weight of the assembly will cause the blocks to grip against the body and bottles, thus closing the open box and acting as a protection for the bottles while being transported and in storage. The use of such carriers eliminates the necessity for the partitions which are generally fixed in such boxes'in order to keep the bottles from being thrown against each other. With the present invention, no such partitions are necessary, as the gripping of the neck of the bottles by a properly designed carrier will firmly hold the bottles against breakage.

In the accompanying drawing constituting a part hereof and in which like reference characters indicate like parts:

Fig. 1 is an end view of the new bottle carrier showing the blocks in partly open position and their relation to the bottles;

Fig. 2 is a plan view looking up from beneath the carrier, showing the arrangement and spacing of the bottle neck openings;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig, 4 is a similar section taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a side view of the carrier.

The device consists essentially of a body I having openings 2 along one side thereof and similar openings 3 on the opposite side, the crosssection of each of the openings being semi-circu lar. A cover member 4 secured to the top of body I closes the top of the openings, and said cover may be made integral with the body.

A side block 5, having a series of semi-circular openings 6 in alinement with openings 2, is hinged to body I by plate-like members 1 at the ends thereof, the latter being secured to block 5 by rivets 8, and the opposite end being pivoted at 9 to body I. A similar block In, having a serie of openings II which cooperate with openings 3, is placed at the opposite side of body I and is held thereto by members l2 which are riveted to the ends of block l0 as shown at I3 and is pivoted at [4 to body 1. Covers 15 close the upper portion of openings .6 and II, and said cover may be made integral with blocks 5 and I0.

Within block 5 is an opening I 6 communicating with an angular opening I! in body I, as shown in Fig. 3. The upper end of opening I! extends through cover 4. Similarly, an opening [8 is provided in block I communicating with angular opening IS in body I, said opening extending through the cover of the body.

The set of openings illustrated in Fig. 3 is along the section line 3-3 of Fig. 2, at the left of said figure, and a duplicate set of openings is provided at the right hand side thereof. A cord has its .ends 20 knotted as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and is threaded through openings Hiand l1, emerging at 2| and forming one-half of a handle 22. Similarly, on the other side a cord has its ends knotted as shown at 23, passes through openings l8 and I9, emerging at 24 and forming the other half 25 of the handle.

In use, the device is placed over bottles 26 with the shoulders 21 of the openings against the necks of the bottles. The handles 22 and 25 are grasped, pulling up the cord and causing blocks and ID to move downwardly from the position shown in Fig. l, and inwardly to grip the necks of the bottles. The handles 22 and 25, when held by the user, will continue to exert pressure upon the necks of the bottles and thus firmly hold the same in place.

Although I have described my invention setting forth a single embodiment thereof, my invention is not limitedto the details of construction, as various modifications are possible within the principles set forth. For instance, although usually the carrier is made of wooden members, it may be made of other materials such as fiber, metal, plastic or combinations of various materials. The openings in the several parts are shown as extended only partly through the members themselves, so that the top of the carrier is closed. However, it is possible to provide openings going all the way through the members so that the bottle caps will be visible from above.

The above illustrates the fact that many variations in actual construction may be made and that the invention is broader than th single specific embodiment. Therefore, the invention is to be broadly construed and not to be limited except by the character of the claims appended hereto.

Instead of hinges for pivoting the blocks to the body, pins may be provided extending out of the faces of the body and into recesses in the adjacent blocks, or vice Versa, whereby a sliding movement is imparted to the blocks instead of arcuate.

What is claimed is:

1. A bottle carrier comprising a body block, a

pair of additional blocks at opposite sides of said body block and pivoted thereto by sets of hinges, cooperative openings in said body block and said additional blocks adapted to surround the neck of a bottle therebetween, and means for holding said additional blocks against said body block to grip said bottles, said means including cords having the ends secured in said additional blocks, the cords passing through the sides of said body block and out through the top to provide a carrier handle.

2. A bottle carrier comprising a body block, a pair of additional blocks at opposite sides of said body block and pivoted thereto by sets of hinges, cooperative openings in said body block and said additional blocks adapted to surround the neck of a bottle therebetween, and means for holding said additional blocks against said body block to grip said bottles, the pivot points being on said body block at a substantial distance from the additional blocks to provide lever arms for said additionalblocks.

ABRAHAM J. PERLMAN. 

